The Classical Period: Movements of People
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The Classical Period: Movements of People
Movements of PeopleCommon themes for the classical
civilizations include ◦territorial expansion◦ efforts to integrate the peoples of
the new territories
◦Ex. Southeast Asia gained access to civilization during the classical period mainly through its contacts with India.
Sub-Saharan AfricaSub-
Sahara refers to the area/land below the Sahara desert.
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Sub-Saharan Africa1000 B.C.E-independent kingdom
of Kush flourished along the upper Nile.◦Possessed a form of writing derived
from Egyptian hieroglyphics and mastered the use of iron.
Major cities were built
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The stone pyramids of Kush at Merowe in the Sudan.
Sub-Saharan AfricaKushites established a strong
monarchy with the belief that the king was divine.
300 B.C.E-Kush was defeated by the African kingdom of Axum
Axum was later defeated by the kingdom of Ethiopia◦Both Axum and Ethiopia were in
contact with Mediterranean civilizations
Ethiopia
Sub-Saharan AfricaJudaism spread to Ethiopia due to
trade creating a small minority of Ethiopian Jews.◦The Ethiopian Christian Church was
cut off from mainstream Christianity after the fall of the classical period but Christianity flourished in isolation.
Sub-Saharan AfricaIron working spread which
facilitated expansion of agriculture
Kushite writing did NOT spread
What does this suggest about the impact of civilization below the Sahara?
Sub-Saharan AfricaTowards the end of the classical
era important regional kingdoms began to form in western Africa, leading to the creation of the first great state-GHANA
◦Root crops and plantains, being introduced to Southeast Asia about 100 C.E.
West Africa-Ghana
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Japan200 C.E.-Japan had established
extensive agriculture.◦Population of the islands were formed by
migrations from the peninsula of Korea.
Organization based on tribal chiefs evolved◦Each tribal group had its own god
thought of as an ancestor.
JapanJapan developed an iron working
network.◦Skipped the stages of bronze and copper
work and went straight from stone to iron.
Regional states in Japan became more complex controlling larger territories.◦Scribes from Korea to keep records on the
island
Japan-ShintoismJapan’s religion was Shintoism.
◦Shintoism provided for the worship of political rulers and the spirits of nature, including the all important god of rice.
local shrines and rituals (unified religion in 700 C.E.)
Shinto-Shrines
Shinto shrine for Amaterasu, the Sun Goddess
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The Heian Shrine at Kyoto
The Yasukuni Shrine, Tokyo
Japan400 C.E.-National politics arose
as local regional leaders gained trust and loyalty from other leaders.◦Japan’s imperial
house-emperor/leader was worshipped as a religious figure.
Japan began to have more contact with China
Northern Europe
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Northern EuropeTeutonic or Celtic peoples (were loosely
organized regional kingdoms) ◦ Germany◦England ◦Scandinavia◦Slavic peoples
There was no written language, except in the cases where Latin had been imported.
Northern EuropeAgriculture was still very
primitive with hunting and gathering.
◦Scandinavians (learned skill of sailing)
◦Religious beliefs consisted of polytheistic nature gods.
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Civilizations of Central and South America800 C.E-400 C.E- Central America
◦ Olmecs developed and spread and early form of civilization.
◦Lacked written language but produced massive pyramid shaped religious monuments.
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Civilizations of Central and South AmericaIn the Andes region of South
America
◦Potatoes were grown◦Domesticated animals such as
turkeys, dogs, and guinea pigs◦Impressive achievements in jade art◦Religious statues were icons blended
human images with animals.◦Accurate and impressive calendar.
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Civilizations of Central and South AmericaOlmecs disappeared without a
clear trace around 400 B.C.E.
Teotihuacan was the center of trade and worship.◦ Suffered setbacks from migrations
and regional wars but American civilization starting with Maya 400 C.E.
Civilizations of Central and South AmericaPeru and Bolivia
◦careful agriculture allowed the construction of elaborate cities and religious monuments
◦development of the Incan civilization
Early American Indian cultures were considerably ahead of European civilizations
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PolynesiaDeveloped in isolation in new island
territories in the Pacific
◦Fiji and Samoa by 1000 B.C.E
Giant outrigger canoes led to the first settlement of island complexes such as Hawaii.◦Adapted local plants ◦brought new animals such as pigs ◦Caste system under local kings.
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PolynesiaPolynesians came from mainland
Asia.
◦Left no written records
◦Ships were great double canoes and helped them catch ocean winds (trade)
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Africa-BantuMost Likely originated in an area
south of the Sahara Desert in the region of modern day Nigeria.◦language dialect not necessarily a
tribe of people◦2000 B.C.E- left their homeland due
to desertification◦traveled for centuries all over sub-
Saharan Africa maintaining the majority of their customs.
Africa-BantuLanguage spread it combined with
others
Migrations were gradual by the end of the classical era
Migrations introduced agriculture, iron metallurgy and the Bantu language to most regions of Sub-Saharan Africa.